A new record of bony fish prey for the genus Isistius (Chondrichthyes: Dalatiidae) in a coastal zone of southeastern Mexico

The first report of bite wounds from cookiecutter shark in a specimen of cobia in the Southern Gulf of Mexico is described. The specimen was captured by artisanal fishery in the coastal zone of Tabasco, Mexico. It presented three bite wounds with 25 to 26 teeth marks per wound, major axis interval b...

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Main Authors: Armando T Wakida-Kusunoki, Vicente Anislado-Tolentino, Jorge I Rosales-Vásquez, Rodolfo Castro-Barbosa, Luis Fernando Del Moral-Flores
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Language:English
Published: Museo Nacional de Historia Natural "Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano" 2024-01-01
Series:Novitates Caribaea
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Online Access:https://novitatescaribaea.do/index.php/novitates/article/view/348
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author Armando T Wakida-Kusunoki
Vicente Anislado-Tolentino
Jorge I Rosales-Vásquez
Rodolfo Castro-Barbosa
Luis Fernando Del Moral-Flores
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Luis Fernando Del Moral-Flores
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description The first report of bite wounds from cookiecutter shark in a specimen of cobia in the Southern Gulf of Mexico is described. The specimen was captured by artisanal fishery in the coastal zone of Tabasco, Mexico. It presented three bite wounds with 25 to 26 teeth marks per wound, major axis interval between 3.7 and 4.7 cm and all areas of less than 10 cm2. This is new record of a bony fish as prey of genus Isistius maybe of I. brasiliensis in coastal waters over the continental shelf, in the Southern Gulf of Mexico.
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spelling doaj.art-4445194e3e634455842833ae6583c6a42024-01-22T23:38:51ZengMuseo Nacional de Historia Natural "Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano"Novitates Caribaea2071-98412079-01392024-01-0123778510.33800/nc.vi23.348330A new record of bony fish prey for the genus Isistius (Chondrichthyes: Dalatiidae) in a coastal zone of southeastern MexicoArmando T Wakida-Kusunoki0Vicente Anislado-Tolentino1Jorge I Rosales-Vásquez2Rodolfo Castro-Barbosa3Luis Fernando Del Moral-Flores4Instituto Mexicano de Investigación en Pesca y Acuacultura Sustentables, MexicoGrupo de Investigadores Libres Sphyrna. Querétaro, MexicoGrupo de Investigadores Libres Sphyrna. Querétaro, MexicoInvestigador independiente, Ciudad del Carmen, MexicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), MexicoThe first report of bite wounds from cookiecutter shark in a specimen of cobia in the Southern Gulf of Mexico is described. The specimen was captured by artisanal fishery in the coastal zone of Tabasco, Mexico. It presented three bite wounds with 25 to 26 teeth marks per wound, major axis interval between 3.7 and 4.7 cm and all areas of less than 10 cm2. This is new record of a bony fish as prey of genus Isistius maybe of I. brasiliensis in coastal waters over the continental shelf, in the Southern Gulf of Mexico.https://novitatescaribaea.do/index.php/novitates/article/view/348bite woundsrachycentron canadumtabascoopportunistic feedingcontinental shelf
spellingShingle Armando T Wakida-Kusunoki
Vicente Anislado-Tolentino
Jorge I Rosales-Vásquez
Rodolfo Castro-Barbosa
Luis Fernando Del Moral-Flores
A new record of bony fish prey for the genus Isistius (Chondrichthyes: Dalatiidae) in a coastal zone of southeastern Mexico
Novitates Caribaea
bite wounds
rachycentron canadum
tabasco
opportunistic feeding
continental shelf
title A new record of bony fish prey for the genus Isistius (Chondrichthyes: Dalatiidae) in a coastal zone of southeastern Mexico
title_full A new record of bony fish prey for the genus Isistius (Chondrichthyes: Dalatiidae) in a coastal zone of southeastern Mexico
title_fullStr A new record of bony fish prey for the genus Isistius (Chondrichthyes: Dalatiidae) in a coastal zone of southeastern Mexico
title_full_unstemmed A new record of bony fish prey for the genus Isistius (Chondrichthyes: Dalatiidae) in a coastal zone of southeastern Mexico
title_short A new record of bony fish prey for the genus Isistius (Chondrichthyes: Dalatiidae) in a coastal zone of southeastern Mexico
title_sort new record of bony fish prey for the genus isistius chondrichthyes dalatiidae in a coastal zone of southeastern mexico
topic bite wounds
rachycentron canadum
tabasco
opportunistic feeding
continental shelf
url https://novitatescaribaea.do/index.php/novitates/article/view/348
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